TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Dell Inc. 20
Hewlett-Packard Company 25
International Business Machines Corporation 31
Oracle Corporation 36
MARKET FORECASTS 40
Market value forecast 40
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 41
APPENDIX 43
Methodology 43
Industry associations 44
Related Datamonitor research 44
Disclaimer 45
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 46
Premium Reports 46
Summary Reports 46
Datamonitor consulting 46
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Canada computer hardware market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: Canada computer hardware market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Canada computer hardware market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Dell Inc.: key facts 20
Table 5: Dell Inc.: key financials ($) 23
Table 6: Dell Inc.: key financial ratios 23
Table 7: Hewlett-Packard Company: key facts 25
Table 8: Hewlett-Packard Company: key financials ($) 29
Table 9: Hewlett-Packard Company: key financial ratios 29
Table 10: International Business Machines Corporation: key facts 31
Table 11: International Business Machines Corporation: key financials ($) 33
Table 12: International Business Machines Corporation: key financial ratios 34
Table 13: Oracle Corporation: key facts 36
Table 14: Oracle Corporation: key financials ($) 38
Table 15: Oracle Corporation: key financial ratios 38
Table 16: Canada computer hardware market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 40
Table 17: Canada size of population (million), 2005–09 41
Table 18: Canada gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 41
Table 19: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 41
Table 20: Canada inflation, 2005–09 42
Table 21: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 42
Table 22: Canada exchange rate, 2005–09 42
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Canada computer hardware market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: Canada computer hardware market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Canada computer hardware market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the computer hardware market in Canada, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the computer hardware market in Canada, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the computer hardware market in Canada, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the computer hardware market in Canada, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the computer hardware market in Canada, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the computer hardware market in Canada, 2009 19
Figure 10: Dell Inc.: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 11: Dell Inc.: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 12: Hewlett-Packard Company: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 13: Hewlett-Packard Company: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 14: International Business Machines Corporation: revenues & profitability 34
Figure 15: International Business Machines Corporation: assets & liabilities 35
Figure 16: Oracle Corporation: revenues & profitability 39
Figure 17: Oracle Corporation: assets & liabilities 39
Figure 18: Canada computer hardware market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 40
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